China installs weapons on contested South China Sea islands - CNN

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China installs weapons on contested South China Sea islands, report says

New satellite imagery indicates that China has installed weapon systems on all seven artificial islands it has built in the contested waters of the South China Sea.



It's a move that's likely to alarm the country's neighbors and further unsettle ties with the United States, where President-elect Donald Trump has shown himself increasingly willing to confront and challenge Beijing.

The images, released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, show anti-aircraft guns plus other weapons systems that would guard against cruise missiles sitting in hexagonal structures on the islands.
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"Among other things, they would be the last line of defense against cruise missiles launched by the United States or others against these soon-to-be-operational air bases," it added. - CNN

But what about us making America great again would cause China to fear impending cruise missile attack?

Meanwhile Sweden prepares for war with increasingly aggressive Russia.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

1. In his mind, for Trump to Make America Great Again, someone else has to lose

and in this case it may be us (the 99%), not China.

In a way, that's the real question, isn't it? Who is the "America" that Trump wants to make great? My money's on the 1%.

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2. You'd be right. And it won't be their kids going off to fight his wars either.